Indigenous Alberta

Alberta Health says individuals on First Nations reserves aged 65 and up are currently prioritized in Phase 1B of the province’s vaccination schedule slated for February.

“Aikimmotsiiyika in Blackfoot means take care of each other and we will do just that by getting immunized,”

“I’ve got too much, I don’t even know where to put it all, that’s the trouble. But I know there’s a need so I’m not going to say ‘well these people are good.’”

In September, ISC and the Cascade Power Project became AIOC’s first commitment.to Indigenous investment in a natural resource project.

“So far we’ve done good and I think we’re going to beat this,” Crawford said. “Just stay home and avoid people.”

His first experience was with sage, finding he was always able to identify it, no matter where he was.

A UNESCO report in 2019 concluded that the park’s “outstanding universal value” was at risk because of climate change, upstream hydroelectric developments and resource extraction.

The council will consist of 16 to 18 Indigenous people who will advise various units within EPS on the internal changes necessary to implement the police-based Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 2015 final report

First Nations across Canada have begun to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines as provincial immunization programs get underway and Indigenous leaders encourage people to roll up their sleeves.

The Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund (EATF) is a joint project of the Edmonton Arts Council and the Edmonton Community Foundation.